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WCSD #1 business manager flags insurance and audit increases; technology and maintenance upgrades planned
Summary
Business Manager Angle Holliday told the board May 28 that liability and rider insurance costs rose and this year's audit will cost about $32,500; administrators also outlined technology migrations and maintenance projects affecting the coming year.
WESTON, Wyo. — At the Weston County School District #1 board meeting on May 28, Business Manager Angle Holliday reported rising insurance and audit costs and administrators described planned technology and facility work for the summer and next school year.
Angle Holliday told trustees the districtliability insurance increased by roughly 6% (about $15,000) and the wind-and-hail rider by about 10% (roughly $6,000). She said the districtpolicy will exclude firearm claims going forward, and a separate rider to cover firearm claims would cost about $3,500 per staff member per year for any employee who chooses to carry and seek that coverage. Auditor Paul Stille (Leo Riley and Co., CPAs) informed staff that the districtaudit cost rose to about $32,500. Holliday also reported a 0.09% decrease in the workers' compensation rate.
Technology Director Beau Gregory briefed the board on IT work: Collins Communications performed door work; Pine Cove Consulting will check the lockdown system; staff are imaging machines to migrate from Windows 10 to Windows 11; the audio enhancement server that controls clocks, bells and the intercom will be replaced next month; multifactor authentication is ready for the school year; and CrowdStrike anti-virus will be installed on servers.
Maintenance Director Adam Ertman said crews are top-dressing the football and practice fields, sealing gutters district-wide, replacing a large portion of the middle-school roof beginning the first of July, and replacing door seals. Trustee Billy Fitzwater added that the building/grounds committee plans to replace all HVAC filters district-wide and will evaluate three more roofs and the purchase of a snow-plow vehicle in future budget planning.
Middle School Principal Tyler Bartlett said staff favor a move to standards-based grading and reporting; the school plans to pilot and communicate a phased implementation aimed at 2027-28.
The financial figures Holliday provided will feed into upcoming budget planning; the board noted the items for follow-up and scheduled the athletics handbook and a draft firearms policy for the June 11 meeting.
